Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral

[Orbinaut Pete]

Spaceflight Now: "Falcon 9 demo launch will test more than a new rocket".

 

[Urwumpe]

AFAIK the "Dragon" payload on this flight is little more than a boilerplate; I don't know if it even has attitude control. I imagine they want to get one successful flight under their belts before they try anything interesting.

As far as SpaceX shows, it has... they have used a set of 18 thrusters on it.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

BBC News: "SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ready for first launch".

Spaceflight Now: "SpaceX shuffles Dragon cargo flights to space station".

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SpaceX's live launch stream.

Spaceflight Now's live launch coverage with Astronaut Leroy Chiao.

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The launch time is now 11:20 AM EDT/3:20 PM GMT, however storms are approaching.

Spaceflight Now's Mission Status Center.

 

[CigDriver]

So if falcon 9 makes it to orbit what will happen to the dragon boilerplate it is carrying?

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

NASASpaceFlight: "LIVE: SpaceX ready to attempt maiden launch of Falcon 9".

 

[Urwumpe]

So if falcon 9 makes it to orbit what will happen to the dragon boilerplate it is carrying?

Ka-Boom.

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

The Falcon 9 Press Kit is now available to download at NASASpaceFlight Forum.

 

[astrosammy]

Even if it explodes on the pad, it worked better than the webcasts do for me. :beathead:

 

[Columbia42]

You can watch the launch live here: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html

 

[AirSimming]

Those webcasts are a real pain in the axx currently.

[EDIT]

Ahhh, now it works

 

[Urwumpe]

The chat below the webcast is really the youtubization of spaceflight. At least we have a tiny bit more style here...

 

[astrosammy]

Ah, finally the webcast works. :thumbup:

 

[AirSimming]

I like the real life smoke effects of that vehicle

 

[SiberianTiger]

So what's about the thunderstorms? It the weather permitting?

 

[Fixerger]

You can watch the launch live here: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/status.html

It is unwatchable right now for me.

 

[AirSimming]

It is unwatchable right now for me.

This should work as it works great for me: http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php

 

[n122vu]

Sucky timing for a storm system to move in
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.php?rid=MLB&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

 

[orb]

Direct stream (to open in an external player): http://bglive-a.bitgravity.com/spacex/highquality/native

 

[AirSimming]

Direct stream (to open in an external player): http://bglive-a.bitgravity.com/spacex/highquality/native

What is that? It requires 1GB to download? Since the connection is so damn slow, it takes more than an hour...

 

[orb]

What is that? It requires 1GB to download? Since the connection is so damn slow, it takes more than an hour...

Because you don't download it, but open in a player (i.e. copy the target link and open in VLC player, Media player classic, etc.).